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About Abe Mantell
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Hello, I have been playing table tennis (NOT ping-pong! ;->) for over 20 years. Began in college and trained by a USTTA (US Table Tennis Association) certified coach. Played in tournaments at the collegiate, local, and regional levels. Achieved a high rating of 1580 a few years...have not been that active as of late.

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Rules, equipment, techniques, and jargon.

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Was a USTTA (now USATT) member for many years!

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Table Tennis - Table tennis tips

Expert: Abe Mantell - 1/3/2005

Question
What's the difference between table tennis and ping pong?

Could you give me some general tips for playing and how/what to practice?

Thanks.

Answer
Hello Twitch,

Table Tennis and Ping Pong are the same...it's just
that most serious players don't like to call it "ping pong"
as that is considered the way of refering to the less
serious type of play (like the weekend player who does not
know the finer points of the game).

Tips?
Check these websites:
http://library.thinkquest.org/20570/tips.html?tqskip1=1
http://www.sdtta.org/tt-tips.html
http://www.megaspin.net/info/tips.asp
http://tabletennis.about.com/
http://www.pongworld.com/tips.php3

Have Fun!

Abe

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